Playboy's Hefner May Get His Way

April 11, 2000

A controversial measure that would designate a Magnificent Mile corner "Hugh Hefner Way" was advanced by the City Council's Finance Committee on Tuesday, one day after a similar proposal was defeated by another council committee. Under a successful parliamentary maneuver--engineered by Ald. Burton Natarus (42nd), sponsor of the measure, and Ald. Edward Burke (14th), the Finance Committee's chairman--the northwest corner of Walton Street and Michigan Avenue was identified for the special designation. The committee's approval came over the objections of Ald. Carrie Austin (34th). Though the full City Council was not scheduled to consider the matter until the next day, a ceremony honoring Hefner was planned for Tuesday at the proposed street corner.